Hi Everyone- The Call for Presentations is NOW OPEN for the upcoming OpenStack Summit in Sydney, November 6-8th! Important Dates: Submission deadline is July 14, 2017 at 11:59PM Pacific Time (July 15, 2017 at 6:59 UTC) Selected speakers will be notified and the initial Summit schedule will be published in late August New for this Summit: With a more focused conference, we have consolidated a few tracks and also focused on the industries where OpenStack adoption is strong in APAC and specifically Australia. View the Summit tracks <https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/summit-categories/>. If you are interested in becoming a track chair or nominating a colleague, the details on the selection process and track chair information can be found here <https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/call-for-presentations/selection-process>. June 27 is the deadline to submit your application for track chair nominations <https://openstackfoundation.formstack.com/forms/sydney2017_track_chair_nominations>. Reminders: Proposed sessions must indicate a format: panel or presentation. Each format has a maximum number of speakers associated. Panels are allowed a total of four speakers plus one moderator, whereas presentations are limited to two speakers. Speakers are limited to submit a maximum of three submissions. Contact speakersupport@openstack.org <mailto:speakersupport@openstack.org> with any submission questions. SYDNEY REGISTRATION Attendee registration is now open <https://openstacksummit2017sydney.eventbrite.com/>. Purchase your discounted early bird passes for USD $600 now. Prices will increase in early September. SPONSORSHIP SALES Interested in sponsoring the Summit? Full details of the sponsorship signing process are outlined here <https://www.openstack.org/summit/sydney-2017/sponsors/>. Make sure to check out page 18 of the sponsorship prospectus <https://www.openstack.org/assets/sydney-summit/sponsorship/Sydney-Sponsor-Prospectus-FINAL.pdf> for a new add-on opportunity that is unique for the Sydney Summit and StackCity Community Party sponsorships. If you have any general Summit questions, contact us at summit@openstack.org <mailto:summit@openstack.org>. Cheers, Kendall Kendall Waters OpenStack Marketing kendall@openstack.org